Best Perma Death games on PC
Games where death can permanently end a run, erase a character, or remove major progress, making survival and decisions about risk central to play.
- Careful risk management
- Limited recovery from failure
Related: Roguelike, Survival, Difficult
826 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Peregrino
Isometric survival management where the forest grows deadlier after dark
65% positive
179 reviews
Black Legend
Turn-based tactical RPG with alchemical combat in a fogbound city
64% positive
177 reviews
Spear Song
Turn-based tactical battles in a world drawn from Slavic folklore
90% positive
175 reviews
Demo Hired 2 Die
First-person co-op survival horror about cleaning workplaces and trapping creatures
81% positive
174 reviews
My Putrid Ponies
Survival horror on a pony ranch overrun by the undead
90% positive
172 reviews
Deformed
Action horror shooter about escaping an underground genetic research lab
95% positive
171 reviews
Demo Holomento
A permadeath action RPG about exploring and rebuilding cursed towns
72% positive
170 reviews
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
Space exploration roguelike with a new star map each run
78% positive
169 reviews
Age of Fear 3: The Legend
Turn-based tactical RPG with gridless battles and customizable fantasy armies
93% positive
169 reviews
Temp Zero
Bullet hell roguelike with enemy attacks timed to music
96% positive
169 reviews
Pizza Deathlivery
Co-op horror with pizza deliveries, roaming monsters, and daily deadlines
69% positive
169 reviews
Demo Lucky Shot
A first-person roguelike shooting gallery built around score-boosting combinations
92% positive
169 reviews
The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming
Turn-based tactical RPG with hero training and permanent character deaths
79% positive
168 reviews
Demo Corebreaker
2D platform shooter with permanent upgrades between robot-filled runs
93% positive
168 reviews
Demo Vertical Drop Heroes HD
A roguelite platformer with downward runs and lasting upgrades
74% positive
167 reviews
Terra Randoma
Turn-based roguelike RPG with a procedurally generated open world
89% positive
167 reviews
Escape This
A precision puzzle platformer with randomly selected stages
59% positive
166 reviews
Slash or Die
A hack-and-slash roguelite built around permanent death and character upgrades
85% positive
165 reviews
Demo Lost In The Open
Turn-based roguelike tactics where your king's death ends the run
63% positive
165 reviews
Skeletal Avenger
A hack-and-slash roguelite where a skeleton throws its own skull
82% positive
163 reviews
Deadly Delivery
Co-op VR horror about delivering parcels through monster-filled mines
91% positive
162 reviews
Dreadline: Net Quota
Co-op fishing survival with monsters and a boat to maintain
67% positive
161 reviews
Chess Survivors
Quick-turn survival roguelike where enemies move like chess pieces
84% positive
160 reviews
TitTok
Side-scrolling puzzle platforming with a cat, bombs, and deadly saws
88% positive
159 reviews